Opportunities

Throughout the year, there are always many opportunities available to undergraduates to enhance your knowledge and experience in the field of Economics.  Below are different types of opportunities currently available.

The Ec Department runs an Economics Research Assistant Program (RAP), which pairs students with faculty for semester-long RA positions. Please check out details on our website (and make sure you are signed up on our listserv to hear when RAP is accepting applications).

Types of Opportunities:

Jobs, Research Analysts or Assistantships, Internships  For Seniors  Funding Opportunities  Other Interesting Opportunities

Jobs, Research Analysts or Assistantships, Internships

  • Internship: Massachusetts State Senate, Senator Becca Rausch (D-Needham) is seeking interns who will collaborate to support the Senator’s district through projects in communications, constituent services, and policy development. Deadline: varies based on internship period (posted 10/20/2027)
  • AI Integrity Student Research Initiative: The AI Integrity Student Research Initiative is accepting applications for Research Leads and Student Researchers for Fall 2026 – Spring 2027! This initiative seeks to quantitatively and qualitatively research AI use in Harvard Economics courses, developing a more tangible, concrete understanding of how, when, and why students use AI. Research Leads will receive a $500 stipend and lead a research team, and Student Researchers will receive tangible research experience with quantitative and qualitative methods. Applications (bit.ly/applyAIISRI) are due by Saturday, October 31, 2026, 11:59pm ET. (posted 10/16/2026)
  • Harvard Forest Wintersession Internship: Interns (Harvard undergraduate and/or graduate students) will work directly with mentors on projects related to Indigenous representation, forest ecology, environmental education, and more. In addition to a paid stipend, room, board, and transportation will be provided to interns at no cost. Deadline: November 5, 2026 (posted 10/13/26)
  • Internship: The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in New York seeks an intern in Geoeconomics and Latin America for spring 2027. Deadline: none given (posted 10/1/2026)
  • Summer Internship: The Federal Reserve Board's Internship Program is designed to provide valuable work experience for undergraduate and graduate students. The internship program is a paid full-time summer internship lasting 10-12 weeks. Deadline: varies (posted 8/21/2026)
  • Various Research Assistantships at the National Bureau of Economic Research
  • Pathways to Research and Doctoral Careers (PREDOC): A one-stop place where undergraduate students from any backgrounds can find all the information they need, including available RA job positions around the country, educational material to prepare for e.g. data tests, guidance on courses to take, testimonials, and more.

For Seniors

  • Predoctoral Research Assistant: The Macro-Financial Division (MFD) of the International Monetary Fund's Research Department is seeking a full-time Predoctoral Research Assistant with an undergraduate or master’s degree to join the division during the Summer of 2027. Deadline: 12/1/2026 (posted 10/30/2026)
  • Economics Research Assistant: The Joint Committee on Taxation is seeking to hire an economics research assistant to assist staff economists in performing research, constructing data sets, and enhancing statistical models used to create revenue estimates for Congress. Deadline: 12/4/2026 (posted 10/30/2026)
  • MIT Sloan School of Management Pre-Doctoral Opportunities (posted 10/28/2026)
  • Predoctoral Research Fellowship in Environmental Economics: The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University is hiring pre-doctoral research fellows in environmental economics to work with faculty mentors Ishan Nath, Anna Russo, and Wolfram Schlenker beginning in the summer of 2027. Fellows will work on a wide range of research tasks across several fields of economics in a supportive, collaborative, and fun research environment. Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, academic transcripts, and a resume/CV to salatapredocs@gmail.com and at the link above. Applications will be reviewed on November 2nd, and continue on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. (posted 10/20/2026)
  • Assistant Analyst: The Congressional Budget Office, a small nonpartisan agency that provides economic, policy, and budgetary analysis to Congress, is seeking assistant analysts to work in various divisions. Specific duties vary by division, but most assistant analysts provide research assistance, conduct statistical analyses and literature reviews, help maintain databases, and perform quality assurance reviews. Deadline: 11/17/2026 (posted 10/16/2026)
  • Pre-doctoral Research Assistant: Professors Na’ama Shenhav and Dmitry Taubinsky of UC Berkeley, and Luigi Butera of Copenhagen Business School, seek a predoctoral research assistant to assist with research in Behavioral, Labor, and Public Economics. The position will start in the Summer of 2027, and is intended to be a two-year position. Deadline: rolling basis (posted 10/2/2026)
  • Research Professional: The Development Innovation Lab at the University of Chicago seeks full-time Research Professionals (predocs) to work on development economics projects, starting in July 2027. This role is suited to students with strong training in economics and/or mathematics who are considering doctoral programs in the field. Deadline: Round 2 will review submissions between October 5 and December 13, 2026. posted (9/28/2026)
  • Predoc Research and Communications Coordinator: The Behavior Change for Good (BCFG) Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania, led by Professors Katherine Milkman and Angela Duckworth, seeks candidates to work closely with BCFG leadership on the conducting of behavior change interventions across a wide variety of settings and managing the initiative's communications efforts. Deadline: none given (posted 9/17/2026)
  • Predoc Research Coordinator: The Behavior Change for Good (BCFG) Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania, led by Professors Katherine Milkman and Angela Duckworth, seeks candidates to work closely with the BCFG team on the development and evaluation of behavior change interventions across a wide variety of settings and manage and coordinate significant multi-site research projects for BCFG and for Professor Milkman's lab. Deadline: none given (posted 9/17/2026)
  • Pre-Doctoral Fellowship: Economics professors David Laibson (Harvard University), James Choi (Yale University), and John Beshears (Harvard Business School) seek a full‐time predoctoral fellow to start in mid-June 2027 until mid-July 2028, with a potential second-year renewal, involving work on theoretical and empirical research related to behavioral economics, decision making, and household finance. Deadline: rolling basis (posted 8/28/2026)
  • Research Assistant, The Hamilton Project: The Economic Studies Program at the Brookings Institution seeks a research assistant to help develop and execute an overall policy agenda and policy strategy as a member of The Hamilton Project team. Deadline: rolling basis (8/28/2026)
  • Research Professional: The University of Chicago Booth School of Business seeks Research Professionals to work with faculty to collect data, maintain databases, conduct statistical analysis, and provide other support associated with faculty research. This position is expected to last one year with the possibility of a second. Deadline: none given (posted 8/28/2026)
  • Pre-Doctoral Researcher: MIT Professor Amy Finkelstein is looking to hire highly skilled and motivated full-time predoctoral researchers to begin in the spring or summer of 2027 and to work for two years as part of her research team. The position will entail close collaboration and assistance with all stages of empirical research in health economics. Deadline: rolling (posted 8/20/2026)
  • Analyst: Greenmantle seeks a full-time Analyst to analyze global macroeconomic trends and commodity markets. The analyst will support Greenmantle’s different research teams that cover individual countries and markets across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. The ideal candidate will have strong data analysis skills and a keen interest in macroeconomics and history. Deadline: rolling (posted 8/20/2026)
  • Economics Consulting Analyst/Associate: Charles River Associates seek Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidates graduating December 2026/Summer 2027 with an academic focus on quantitative research for a variety of positions. Deadline: none given (posted 7/14/2026)
  • Junior Data Scientist: Opportunity Insights is hiring a Data Scientist.  This work will support the development of new policies and financial models to invest in successful programs, potentially including Opportunity Capital, a new investment fund that deploys private capital to scale programs that increase economic mobility launched in 2026 by Harvard Professor Raj Chetty. Deadline: none given (posted 6/8/2026)
  • Research Analyst Program (RAP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) seeks students who have recently completed their undergraduate studies with a superior academic record and who would like to gain useful work experience before pursuing graduate studies. Deadline: none given (posted 10/6/2025)
  • Compilation of job opportunities for graduating seniors interested in research-based careers​.
  • NBER RA page. Aggregates RA searches by NBER fellows. 

Funding Opportunities

Other Interesting Opportunities